Benjamin Edwards

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Professor of Law

Expertise: Business and securities law, Corporate governance, Professional ethics, Alternative dispute resolution

Biography

Benjamin Edwards researches and writes about business and securities law, corporate governance, professional ethics, and alternative dispute resolution.

He has served as chair of the Sections on Securities Law, Professional Responsibility, and Transactional Law and Skills for the Association of American Law Schools. Before teaching, Edwards practiced in the New York office of Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP. His prior work includes matters related to the Madoff Ponzi Scheme, consumer protection, financial crisis litigation, securities litigation, and securities arbitration.

His writing has appeared in The Wall Street Journal, Washington Post, Bloomberg, The Hill, Salon, The Daily Beast, Investment News, and other outlets.

Education

J.D., Columbia Law School
B.A., University of South Carolina

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Major companies betting big with moves to Nevada

Fortune 500 corporations, some of America’s biggest companies, are moving to Nevada. More than a dozen have changed their official addresses to the Silver State in recent years. But why? FOX5 went one-on-one with a UNLV law professor to find out.

Andreessen Horowitz fled Delaware and moved to Nevada. It's more about vibes than substance.

Business Insider

Andreessen Horowitz wants startup founders to reconsider their relationship with Delaware — but the venture firm's own breakup with the state is more complicated than it seems. On July 22, the VC giant executed the plan it teased in a blog post earlier in the month, registering three new entities in Nevada: a16z Capital Management LLC, a16z Holdings LLC, and a16z Development LLC. The move wasn't just administrative — it was meant as a signal, part of the firm's effort to convince founders that Delaware shouldn't be the default choice for forming their companies.

The complex legal questions underpinning muni market rulemaking

The Bond Buyer

A recent rule reversal may have nullified a dispute between municipal market rulemakers and an outspoken trade organization, but the question raised amid the scuffle is whether the sector's regulators are constitutional at all.

Texas, Oklahoma Among States Lure Corporations Away From Delaware

Insurance Journal

Lawmakers in Texas, Oklahoma and Nevada have recently approved changes aimed at helping their states dip into the lucrative side of corporate litigation that Delaware, with a specialized court and business-friendly laws, has dominated as the world’s incorporation capital.